Rhode Island § 45-54-2 - Municipal Detention Facility Corporations
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§ 45-54-2. Municipal Detention Facility Corporations
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-54-2
§ 45-54-2. Legislative findings.
(a) It has been widely reported that the United States has need for a detention facility to be located within the state of Rhode Island.
(b) It is declared that a need for economic development projects exists within the state and that the development of a detention facility would help to meet the need for economic development and address the detention facility needs of the United States.
(c) It is further declared that the most efficient and effective method to further the public policy of the state to encourage the development and construction of a detention facility and other authorized projects is to permit the establishment of public corporations in each of the cities and towns of the state with the power to acquire, construct, erect, maintain, operate, manage, and lease land, buildings, and improvements to be used for a detention facility and other authorized projects.
(d) Any corporation created under this chapter is subject to the provisions of chapter 2 of title 38 and chapter 46 of title 42 and, in addition, the directors of the corporation are subject to the provisions of chapter 14 of title 36.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 421, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-54-2 ("Municipal Detention Facility Corporations") is part of the Rhode Island General Laws, the codified statutory law of Rhode Island. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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